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A Night of Resilience, Reflection, and Scholarship Awards for Resilient Students: My Heartfelt Reflections

Summer Owens — Wed, 07 May 2025 21:00:41 +0000

I’m still feeling the impact of the 3rd Annual S.O. What! Awards and Scholarship Soiree, and I can honestly say it was one of the most powerful nights of my life. Standing on that stage, looking out at a room filled with people who believe in the power of resilience, transformation, and hope—it reminded me […]

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Melissa Graham: S.O. What! Success Story

Summer Owens — Mon, 16 Jan 2023 06:00:59 +0000

One thing I always tell my students is to talk to people. And something that almost always happens is you’ll find a lot that you have in common. Melissa Graham and I started talking because both of us have a passion for student success. But not only did we learn she had an emotional story of being […]

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Three Crucial Tips for College Students in New Student Orientation Programs

Summer Owens — Fri, 01 Jul 2022 05:19:36 +0000

For most students, going to college comes with a variety of thoughts and emotions. Excitement, fear, hope, anxiety, curiousity, and uncertainty are common feelings. Those feelings are often amplified if you’re a first-generation college student or just haven’t been exposed to college and what it takes to succeed. Imagine being a first-gen student moving away […]

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What Makes a Successful Character Education Curriculum

Summer Owens — Fri, 21 Aug 2020 18:38:01 +0000

I don’t think anyone sets out to do or create anything without the goal of success. And that’s why it was my mission to create a successful character education curriculum. I had completely exposed myself and felt completely vulnerable after publishing my memoir, but it was completely worth it once I learned just how much […]

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Six Pillars of Character Education

Summer Owens — Fri, 21 Aug 2020 18:22:15 +0000

In my post So What is Character Education, I began to explore character education. A group of experts and educators came together in 1992 to develop the six pillars of character education. These six pillars of education were designed to help students develop character through school activities. The interesting thing about the six pillars of […]

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What are the 11 principles of character education?

Summer Owens — Fri, 21 Aug 2020 18:10:26 +0000

After digging deep into the pillars of character education, I spent time focusing on the principles of character education. That I wanted to include into the S.O. What! Literacy, Life Skills, and Character Education curriculum. Character.org (formerly the Character Education Partnership) developed the detailed framework called 11 Principles Framework for Schools: A Guide to Cultivating […]

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SO What is Character Education?

Summer Owens — Fri, 21 Aug 2020 17:35:40 +0000

After focusing on literacy and life skills for the S.O. What! Literacy, Life Skills, and Character Education curriculum. I began research specifically on how character education. I knew that getting students to read and to read better was critical. And I also recognized how easily I could teach important life skills through my story, but […]

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